- Date
- February 4, 1979
- Place
- Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733GZCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790204002229A
- Case key
- 137653
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0004 79/2/4 NR.BRANDON,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 26, 382 TIME - 1630 N733GZ PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDON SOD FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANDON,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- RT SEAT REMOVED-AFT FACING OBSERVER INADVERTENTLY LEANED AGAINST CONTROL YOKE CAUSING PITCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733GZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brandon Sod Farm
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.